28th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110171335 | ELECTROBLOWING WEB FORMATION PROCESS - An improved electroblowing process is provided for forming a fibrous web of nanofibers wherein polymer stream is issued from a spinning nozzle in a spinneret with the aid of a forwarding gas stream, passes an electrode and a resulting nanofiber web is collected on a collector. The process includes applying a high voltage to the electrode and grounding the spinneret such that an electric field is generated between the spinneret and the electrode of sufficient strength to impart an electrical charge on the polymer as it issues from the spinning nozzle. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171336 | TRACK-GUIDED SELF-CLIMBING SHUTTERING SYSTEM WITH CLIMBING RAIL EXTENSION PIECES - In a rail-guided self-climbing formwork system | 2011-07-14 |
20110171337 | CONTROLLED CIRCUMFERENTIAL IMPREGNATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device for molding by impregnation of at least one reinforcing layer constituting a piece to be molded or at least one reinforcing layer covering a piece, with a resin in liquid form, said device comprising a mold extending around the reinforcing layer by defining a resin circulation space, an end piece for supplying resin in the circulation space, an end piece for evacuating the surplus resin as well as means for generating a flow of resin in the circulation space. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171338 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLDING COMPOUND - Provided are a device and method for molding a compound. The device for molding a compound may include a lower mold, an upper mold, and a cull degating unit. The lower mold may be configured to support a substrate and attach to a compound injector and the upper mold may be configured to cover the lower mold to form a space between the lower mold and the upper mold for receiving a compound from the compound injector. The cull degating unit may be in the upper mold and the cull degating unit may be configured to separate a cull of the compound in an injection passage from the compound molded on the substrate. The compound injector may be configured to inject a compound into the device such that a least a portion of the compound is molded on the substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171339 | GRAVITY INJECTION OF MOLDING MATERIAL FOR COMPRESSION MOLDING AND RELATED METHODS - A molding apparatus includes a bottom platen, a bottom mold portion carried by the bottom platen, and a top platen overlying the bottom platen and the bottom mold portion. The top platen includes slots extending therethrough for receiving a molding material. The molding material is to be gravity deposited into the bottom mold portion. A top mold portion is carried by the top platen and is moveable between a molding material loading position and an article forming position. An actuator is coupled to the top mold portion for moving the top mold portion between the molding material loading position and the article forming position. The molding material loading position corresponds to when the top mold portion is non-overlying the bottom mold portion so that the molding material can be gravity deposited therein. The article forming position corresponds to when the top mold portion is overlying the bottom mold portion for molding an article. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171340 | Template Having a Varying Thickness to Facilitate Expelling a Gas Positioned Between a Substrate and the Template - A nanoimprint lithography template including, inter alia, a body having first and second opposed sides with a first surface disposed on the first side, the second side having a recess disposed therein, the body having first and second regions with the second region surrounding the first region and the recess in superimposition with the first region, with a portion of the first surface in superimposition with the first region being spaced-apart from the second side a first distance and a portion of the first surface in superimposition with the second region being spaced-apart from the second side a second distance, with the second distance being greater than the first distance; and a mold disposed on the first side of the body in superimposition a portion of the first region. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171341 | Plastic Injection Mold - A plastic injection mold for molding a plastic article includes an upper insert and a lower insert. The upper insert and the lower insert match with each other to define an annular mold cavity therebetween. An annular gate communicates with the mold cavity for allowing molten plastic material to flow into the mold cavity to mold the article. An annular runner is connected with the annular gate for injecting molten plastic material to the annular gate. Molten plastic material will evenly flow into the mold cavity of the plastic injection mold through the annular gate to mold the plastic article, which prevents the plastic article from being disfigured, decreasing the defective products and improving the product quality. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171342 | CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS PROVIDING AN INCREASED HYDRATION SENSATION - A confectionary product (such as a chewing gum or candy) contains an effective mouthwatering amount of erythritol in a form of granules including coarse granules or a combination of fine and coarse granules. Further a confectionary product incorporates an effective mouthwatering amount of erythritol contained in a filled bead or in combination with a food-grade acid. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171343 | TWO-FLAVORED ADDITIVE FOR ANIMAL FEED, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME - The invention relates to an additive, particularly for promoting food intake and the growth of animals such as piglets. Said additive is in the form of granules, each including: a core that includes at least one compound selected from taste modifiers, taste enhancers, and flavors; and a coating that includes at least two flavors. The invention also relates to a method for preparing such an additive. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171344 | ENZYMES FOR REDUCED IMMUNOLOGICAL STRESS - Compositions suitable for oral administration to an animal comprising at least one immune stress-reducing enzyme in an amount effective to decrease the level of positive acute phase protein in an animal, increase the level of negative acute phase protein in an animal, and/or improve animal growth performance is provided, as are methods using such compositions. The compositions include animal feed compositions, liquid compositions other than animal feed, and solid compositions other than animal feed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171345 | ENZYMES FOR REDUCED IMMUNOLOGICAL STRESS - Compositions suitable for oral administration to an animal comprising at least one immune stress-reducing enzyme in an amount effective to decrease the level of positive acute phase protein in an animal, increase the level of negative acute phase protein in an animal, and/or improve animal growth performance is provided, as are methods using such compositions. The compositions include animal feed compositions, liquid compositions other than animal feed, and solid compositions other than animal feed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171346 | PROCESS - A method for reducing the amount of cholesterol and/or improving the texture and/or reducing weight loss and/or increasing the fat stability of a meat based food product comprising: a) contacting meat with a lipid acyltransferase; b) incubating the meat contacted with the lipid acyltransferase at a temperature between about 1° C. to about 70° C.; c) producing a food product from the meat; wherein step b) is conducted before, during or after step c). Use of a lipid acyltransferase to reduce cholesterol in a meat based food product. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171347 | Polypeptides having Alpha-glucosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171348 | PET FOOD - Pet food contains the main component of conventional pet food and the mixture of the micro-organisms and oil. The main component of the pet food is vacuum coated with the said mixture. The viable micro-organisms included to the mixture are freeze dried probiotic micro-organisms. The method for producing a pet food contains the steps of mixing the probiotic micro-organisms with the fish oil and vacuum coating the mixture on the conventional pet food. The pet food production process is carried out in sealed environment under the pressure of 1 bar or less. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171349 | MICROENCAPSULATE AND PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a microencapsulate comprising microcapsules having a diameter of 0.1 μm to 25 μm, said microcapsules comprising: —a core particle having a diameter of 90 nm to 23 μm and containing at least 3% of the active component by weight of said core particle; and—a coating that fully envelops the core particle and containing at least 20 wt. % of a hydrophobic polymer selected from cellulosic ethers, cellulosic esters, zein, shellac, gluten, polylactide, hydrophobic starch derivatives, polyvinyl acetate polymers, polymers or copolymers derived from an acrylic acid ester and/or a methacrylic acid ester and combinations thereof; wherein the core particle contains a release trigger component and/or the coating contains a release trigger component, said release trigger component being selected from: —a water-swellable polymer having a water-uptake capacity at 37° C. and pH 7.0 of less than 20 wt. % and a water-uptake capacity at 37° C. and pH 2.0 of at least 50 wt. %; an—an edible salt having a water solubility at 37° C. and a pH of 7.0 of less than 1 mg/ml and a water solubility at 37° C. and a pH of 2.0 of at least 5 mg/ml; The microencapsulate of the present invention does not release the encapsulated active component when incorporated in water-containing foodstuffs, beverages, nutritional compositions or pharmaceutical compositions. Following ingestion, however, the active component is released rapidly. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171350 | COFFEE MACHINE WITH SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING COLD COFFEE - A coffee machine ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110171351 | Utensil and method - A utensil may be provided with at least one utensil body extending generally longitudinally and having consumables integrally disposed thereon. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171352 | Edible Baking Liner - An edible baking liner is disclosed which is formed from an edible paper made with large-granule vegetable starch. The liner is baked with the baking product and can be consumed without removing it from the baking product. The edible baking liner can replace the use of an inedible baking liner. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171353 | DECONTAMINATION METHODS FOR MEAT USING CARBONIC ACID AT HIGH PRESSURES - A method for separating lean meat from lean meat-containing material includes combining a particulate material with fluid, subcritical carbon dioxide at a pH of about 7 or less and a pressure of about 600 psig. The material and fluid is introduced into the vessel and is separated into low density and high density fractions. The material from the low density fraction is removed via an outlet and has a higher percentage of fat than the material introduced into the vessel. The material from the high density fraction is removed via an outlet and has a higher percentage of lean meat than the material introduced into the vessel. The vessel can include a centrifuge or a vessel disposed toward the vertical having an upper and lower outlet, wherein the separation is achieved by the respective densities of the material, and the natural or an artificial gravity field. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171354 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VISCOUS AND ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF A GLUTEN-CONTAINING SUBSTANCE - A method of measuring viscous and elastic properties of a gluten-containing substance includes: bringing the gluten-containing substance into a powder, adding a predetermined amount of aqueous liquid to a predetermined amount of the powder, kneading the powder and liquid to a dough to develop the viscoelastic character of the gluten in the dough—and extracting viscoelastic gluten from the dough by rinsing with the liquid. The method further includes:
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20110171355 | FOOD WARMING CABINET - A food warming cabinet keeps food warm and on display in serving trays using infrared heaters instead of hot water. The infrared heaters are located below the trays and direct IR at the trays. In an alternate embodiment, the IR heaters can also conduct heat into the trays. Using IR instead of water saves energy because it shortens warm-up time. Using IR also eliminates contaminated water and enables separate and individual temperature control of each tray. Tray temperature is maintained under computer control using contact or optical/IR temperature sensors. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171356 | FROZEN BLEND OF SAUCE AND VEGETABLES - A frozen Queso Fundido preparation or similar product is formed in individual frozen chunks so as to be conveniently microwavable. A cheese sauce is first prepared, including heating the cheese with salts, starch and any other desired ingredients, then cooling the sauce in a sheet and freezing it. The frozen sauce is cut into cubes or other chunks and kept frozen. Separately, vegetables, meat or other ingredients are frozen in chunks and the frozen vegetable chunks are placed with the cheese sauce chunks in packaging and sealed. The consumer takes the frozen package, empties it into a bowl and microwaves the chunks together. The individual chunks will thaw and melt efficiently. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171357 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING FOOD PRODUCT - A system and method for conditioning food product is disclosed. The method comprises providing a grill treatment to the food product; packaging the food product; and heating the packaged food product (e.g., partially or fully cooking the food product in its package). The system comprises an apparatus configured to apply a grill treatment to a food product that is being packaged and fully cooked in its package. The system may also comprise a co-extruder configured to extrude the a material layer and a collagen gel layer about the exterior surface of the base layer that is then at least partially coagulated before receiving the grill treatments. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171358 | Flavor composition or fragrance composition - The present invention relates to a flavor composition or fragrance composition which can satisfy diversified requirements for flavored products, as well as to a flavor-improving agent which can improve the quality and release of aroma of a beverage or food. More particularly, the present invention relates to a flavor composition or fragrance composition which comprises an optically active S-alkyl 2-methylbutanethioate as an active ingredient, a flavor- or fragrance-added product, a flavor-improving agent which comprises an optically active S-alkyl 2-methylbutanethioate as an active ingredient, and a beverage or food having an improved flavor. The optically active S-alkyl 2-methylbutanethioate includes S-alkyl(R)-2-methylbutanethioate and S-alkyl(S)-2-methylbutanethioate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171359 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A MEAT SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT, MEAT SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT OBTAINED WITH THE METHOD AND READY TO CONSUME MEAT SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a meat substitute product in which a protein, a hydrocolloid which precipitates with metal cations and water are mixed at elevated temperature until a homogenous mixture is formed. The mixture is mixed with a solution of a metal cation with a valency of at least 2 to form a fibrous product. The fibrous product is then obtained. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171360 | Frozen Confections Comprising Protein Hydrolysate Compositions and Method for Producing the Frozen Confections - The present invention provides frozen confection compositions and dairy-analog frozen confection compositions and the method for producing the frozen confection compositions. In particular, the frozen confections comprise protein hydrolysate compositions, which are generally comprised of polypeptide fragments having primarily either an arginine residue or a lysine residue at each carboxyl terminus. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171361 | BASE BROTH POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a base broth powder produced by mixing a concentrate extracted from anchovies, shrimp, shellfish, radishes, onions and cabbage, an extract powder from anchovies, dried pollock, kelp and green onions and a ground powder of anchovies and gelatinized rice, freeze-drying the resulting mixture and grinding the resultant to powder, and a method of producing the base broth powder. Therefore, the base broth powder may be useful in producing a strong base broth without complicated procedures in a short time, and obtaining a product that can be stored in small disposable packs for a prolonged time. Also, the base broth powder may satisfy the consumers' latest trend of pursuing convenience by eliminating a troublesome procedure of boiling a variety of materials over a long time during cooking of broth, improve sensory properties including a rich taste and a strong anchovy taste compared to conventional products, and ensure a great degree of storability that may not be ensured by the conventional methods or in the conventional products. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171362 | Gerard's marinade for poultry and seafood - A marinade for both poultry and seafood that requires unusually rare ingredients and produces a never before flavor in each. The dry ingredients preserve and keep the color and freshness of the marinated products in tact. All the liquid ingredients and one teaspoon of each of the fifteen food additives is mixed together for up to one minute, until dissolved and kept refrigerated at forty degrees before and during marinating time of twelve to twenty four hours. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171363 | SCREENING METHOD FOR TEST SPECIMEN - A test specimen that has one or more chemical substances fixed to prescribed plural independent positions on a substrate, and the quantities of the chemical substances fixed at the respective prescribed positions are the total of integer multiples of existence quantity units defined for the respective chemical substances in the range from 1 amol to 1 nmol (excluding the case in which the total quantity is zero). | 2011-07-14 |
20110171364 | Carbon Nanotube Based Pastes - Carbon-nanotube based pastes and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. Carbon nanotubes are dispersed via milling; resultant paste has Hegman scale of greater than 7. The pastes can be used as electro-conductivity enhancement in electronic devices such as batteries, capacitors, electrodes or other devices needing high conductivity paste. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171365 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING A TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FILM - A method for modifying a transparent electrode film contained in a transparent electrode film-attached substrate having a substrate and the transparent electrode film formed on the substrate includes annealing the transparent electrode film by applying flash light having an optical pulse duration time of 0.1 msec to 10 msec to the transparent electrode film using a flash lamp, thereby heating the transparent electrode film. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171366 | CAPACITOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A capacitor manufacturing method that enables a capacitor having a high withstand voltage, a high electrostatic capacitance and a satisfactorily small ESR to be manufactured simply and at a high level of productivity. In the capacitor manufacturing method, a film-formation treatment of applying a conductive polymer solution containing a π-conjugated conductive polymer, a polyanion and a solvent to the dielectric layer side of a capacitor substrate having a dielectric layer formed on the surface of an anode, and then performing drying to form a conductive polymer film, is performed at least twice, and the conductive polymer solution used in at least one film-formation treatment among the second film-formation treatment and subsequent film-formation treatments is a high-viscosity solution having a higher viscosity than the conductive polymer solution used in the first film-formation treatment. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171367 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, PARTICULARLY OF CONDUCTORS OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - In a method for improving the corrosion resistance of an electronic component, particularly of conductors of a printed circuit board, wherein after the conductors are produced out of copper a further treatment follows, the conductors are subjected to a pretreatment prior to the further treatment, wherein ions or ion impurities present on the surface of the conductors are removed by a purifying treatment and/or treated with at least one complexing composition, whereby the production of conductors and/or printed circuit boards having improved corrosion resistance, particularly when used in surroundings having higher moisture and optionally higher temperatures, becomes possible. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171368 | DIE FOR FLAT WIRE COATING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ENAMELED FLAT WIRE - A solid coating die for applying an insulation varnish around a flat wire conductor includes a die body and a die hole formed through the die body, the conductor to be inserted into the die hole. The die hole includes: an entry portion having a cross section monotonically decreasing along a conductor insertion direction; and a coating portion including at least a sub-portion having a constant cross section. The cross section of the coating portion is a rectangle having four straight sides and four rounded corners. Each inner surface of the straight side of the coating portion has an inwardly projecting protrusion, a top contour of each protrusion being a circular arc, an elongated circular arc, an elliptical arc or a combination of these arcs, the maximum curvature of the top contour of each protrusion being larger than the maximum curvature of inner surface of the rounded corners. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171369 | Electrical Cable Restoration Fluid - A method of contacting the interior of the cable with a fluid mixture comprises supplying the fluid mixture to the interior. The fluid mixture includes (A) a liquid anti-treeing agent and (B) a water-reactive compound or a water-reactive anti-treeing agent. The liquid anti-treeing agent (A) and the water-reactive compound or the water reactive anti-treeing agent (B) are present in amounts to obtain a fluid mixture with a boiling point ≧90° C. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171370 | GAS BLOCKING, HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDUCTOR-INSULATION ADHESIVE - An adhesive composition includes 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin polymer derived from an olefin monomer copolymerized with at least one co-monomer that is different form the olefin monomer; 1˜100 parts by weight of an adhesion promoting agent comprising a polybutadiene polymer, which has a molecular weight of 1,000˜10,000 and has an anhydride group grafted thereon; 0.1˜5 parts by weight of an antioxidant; and 0.5˜15 parts by weight of a curative agent. An adhesive composition includes 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin polymer derived from an olefin monomer copolymerized with at least one co-monomer that is different form the olefin monomer, where in the polyolefin polymer comprises an anhydride group grafted thereon; 0.1˜5 parts by weight of an antioxidant; and 0.5˜15 parts by weight of a curative agent. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171371 | Enhanced Electrode Composition for Li ion Battery - Carbon nanotube-based compositions and methods of making an electrode for a Li ion battery are disclosed. It is an objective of the instant invention to disclose a composition for preparing an electrode of a lithium ion battery with incorporation of carbon nanotubes with more active material by having less conductive filler loading and less binder loading such that battery performance is enhanced. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171372 | PREPARATION OF METALLURGIC NETWORK COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention provides conductive metal compositions for electronic applications, and methods of preparation and uses thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides metallic particle transient liquid phase sintering compositions containing blended formulations of metal and metal alloy components that form interconnected conductive metallurgical networks with increased stability, resistance to thermal stress and ability to mitigate CTE mismatch between materials. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171373 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT-EXCHANGING COIL FIN UNIT AND HOUSING UNIT OF AIR HANDLING SYSTEM WITH ANTIMICROBIAL FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a heat exchanging fin unit and a housing unit in an air handling system with antimicrobial function, the aluminum coil fin unit and the housing unit being coated with metal nano particles including nano silver particles to have antibiosis, sterilization and antimicrobial functions. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171374 | Dispersion-Compensated Infra Red Cloak (D-CIRC) - A method of achieving electromagnetic cloaking of an object comprising the step of coating said object with a metal-dielectric composite material including a dielectric component, wherein the dielectric component is comprised of a material exhibiting anomalous dispersion in a wide wavelength range. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171375 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A DARK-COLOR MULTI-LAYER COATING - A process for the production of a dark-color multi-layer coating, comprising the successive steps:
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20110171376 | COATING APPARATUS AND FILM PRODUCTION METHOD USING THE SAME - A coating apparatus includes: a slot die configured to apply coating solution on a support by discharging the coating solution from a tip of a slot and forming a coating solution bead in a clearance between the tip of the slot and the support; a pipe through which the coating solution is fed to a pocket of the slot die; an orifice formed in the pipe at a position nearer a circumference of a circular cross section in a radial direction of the pipe in relation to a center of the circular cross section; a forward tapered inlet channel which is formed at an entrance side of the orifice in the pipe and whose aperture narrows to the orifice; a rearward tapered outlet channel which is formed at an exit side of the orifice in the pipe and whose aperture grows toward a downstream. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171377 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ION-PERMEABLE WEB-REINFORCED SEPARATOR - Process comprising the steps of: (i) providing an elongated porous web, said elongated porous web comprising two outermost surfaces; (ii) transporting said elongated porous web downwards between two impregnating heads comprising two slots each with substantially vertical upper and lower slot faces substantially parallel to said elongated porous web providing simultaneously to both surfaces of said elongated porous web metered substantially identical quantities of a dope, comprising at least one membrane polymer and at least one solvent therefor; (iii) thereby impregnating said elongated porous web completely with said dope and providing substantially equally thick dope layers on each surface of said outermost surfaces of said elongated porous web with a thickness independent of the gap between one of said lower slot faces and the surface of said elongated porous web nearest thereto; (iv) subjecting said dope associated with said elongated porous web immediately after dope-impregnation to symmetric phase inversion with at least one non-solvent thereby forming a membrane; and (v) removing residues of said at least one solvent for said at least one membrane polymer from said membrane thereby producing an ion-permeable web-reinforced separator, wherein said dope is shear-thinning, and the separator obtainable therewith. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171378 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COVERED PARTICLES - A method for producing covered particles, comprising: a mixing step of mixing a fluid containing particles comprising at least one type of substance selected from among metals, metal oxides and ceramics, a silsesquioxane having a functional group with an affinity for carbon dioxide, and supercritical carbon dioxide; and a covering step of reducing pressure of the fluid to gasify the supercritical carbon dioxide, while adhering the silsesquioxane onto the particles, and thereby obtaining covered particles comprising the particles and silsesquioxane covering the particles. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171379 | GROWING METAL NANOWIRES - A method is disclosed for growing metal (including semiconductor metal) nanowires from a film deposited on a substrate. In an illustrative embodiment tin and silicon are co-deposited, such as by sputtering, on a silicon substrate at, for example, ambient temperature. The deposited tin and silicon do not mix and the film has a tin phase dispersed in a higher melting, lower coefficient of thermal expansion, silicon phase. Upon heating, the tin expands against the silicon and expels small tin wires from the upper surface of the film. Other metal or metal alloy wires may be formed in a like manner using a matrix material and substrate in film deposition that don't mix with the metal composition and, when heated, force the expanding metal to extrude from the film surface as small diameter wires. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171380 | SUSCEPTOR, COATING APPARATUS AND COATING METHOD USING THE SUSCEPTOR - In accordance with the embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a susceptor which includes an annular first susceptor portion for supporting the peripheral portion of a silicon wafer and further includes a second susceptor portion provided in contact with the peripheral portion of the first susceptor portion and covering the opening of the first susceptor portion. The second susceptor portion is disposed so that, when the silicon wafer is supported on the first susceptor portion, a gap of a predetermined size is formed between the silicon wafer and the second susceptor portion, and so that another gap of a size substantially equal to the predetermined size and directly connected to the above gap is formed between the first susceptor portion and the second susceptor portion. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171381 | SILICON PRECURSORS AND METHOD FOR LOW TEMPERATURE CVD OF SILICON-CONTAINING FILMS - Novel silicon precursors for low temperature deposition of silicon films are described herein. The disclosed precursors possess low vaporization temperatures, preferably less than about 500° C. In addition, embodiments of the silicon precursors incorporate a —Si—Y—Si— bond, where Y may comprise an amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, or oxygen. In an embodiment a silicon precursor has the formula: | 2011-07-14 |
20110171382 | SOURCE REAGENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR FORMING METAL FILMS ON A SUBSTRATE BY CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - A metalorganic complex composition comprising a metalorganic complex selected from the group consisting of: metalorganic complexes comprising one or more metal central atoms coordinated to one or more monodentate or multidentate organic ligands, and complexed with one or more complexing monodentate or multidentate ligands containing one or more atoms independently selected from the group consisting of atoms of the elements C, N, H, S, O and F; wherein when the number of metal atoms is one and concurrently the number of complexing monodentate or multidentate ligands is one, then the complexing monodentate or multidentate ligand of the metalorganic complex is selected from the group consisting of beta-ketoiminates, beta-diiminates, C | 2011-07-14 |
20110171383 | METHOD FOR CONSTANT CONCENTRATION EVAPORATION AND A DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a device comprising an evaporator; and a heat exchanger; the heat exchanger being in fluid communication with evaporator; evaporator comprising an outer casing; and an inner casing that is disposed within the outer casing; the inner casing contacting a plate; wherein the inner casing encloses a first conduit that is operative to introduce a carrier fluid into evaporator; and a second conduit that is operative to remove carrier fluid entrained with a precursor; wherein the outer casing is detachably attached to the plate; the plate contacting a first precursor conduit that is operative to introduce the precursor into evaporator from the heat exchanger; where the heat exchanger is disposed proximate to evaporator at a distance effective to maintain the precursor in evaporator at a substantially constant temperature when the ambient temperature around the heat exchanger and evaporator fluctuates by an amount of up to about ±35° C. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171384 | POLYMERIZED FILM FORMING METHOD AND POLYMERIZED FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A first substrate | 2011-07-14 |
20110171385 | COATING COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING STARCH NANOPARTICLES - Media coating composition and inkjet recording media including it. An example composition includes a total solid content ranging from about 10 to about 65 weight percent by total weight of the composition. The solid content includes from about 80 to about 99 weight percent of insoluble starch nanoparticles having a particle size ranging from about 50 to about 300 nm and from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of fillers by total weight of the solid content. A disclosed example inkjet recording media includes a supporting substrate, and the coating composition disposed on the substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171386 | LATEX POLYMER WITH SPECIFIC COMPOSITION FOR INKJET PRINTING ON VINYL MEDIA - An inkjet printing composition comprises an aqueous liquid vehicle; at least one pigment having a concentration of about 1 to 5 wt %; and a latex polymer having a concentration of about 2.5 to 8 wt % and comprising a polymerized mixture of styrene, butyl acrylate, at least one of methacrylonitrile and acrylonitrile, methacrylic acid, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. An inkjet ink printing system comprises a vinyl medium; the at least one inkjet printing composition; and a heating device, wherein the system is configured such that upon applying heat from the heating device to the inkjet ink printed on the vinyl medium, the latex particles fuse, thereby forming a printed image with a film encapsulating at least a portion of the pigment on the vinyl medium. A method of forming a printed image of the latex polymer using the inkjet ink printing system is also provided. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171387 | METHODS OF MAKING FITNESS MAT AND FITNESS BALL FOR EXERCISE - In a method of making a fitness mat for exercise, the mat is formed from foam rubber to have a top and bottom, and a plurality of different exercises are applied on one of the surfaces of the formed mat, For making the ball, the exercises are applied on an outer surface thereof. Each of the plurality of different exercises is denoted by a human figurine demonstrating how to perform the exercise. The step of applying further includes printing indicia directly beneath each human figurine demonstrating its corresponding exercise, the printed indicia including the name of the exercise, and one of a time period to perform the exercise or a number of repetitions to perform the exercise, with at least one of the human figurines including the name of the exercise, a time period and a number of repetitions there beneath. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171388 | PRIMERS COMPRISING CERIUM PHOSPHATE - A coating composition comprising:
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20110171389 | SOLVENT MANAGEMENT METHODS FOR GEL PRODUCTION - Embodiments of the present invention describe a method for continuous manufacture of a gel material comprising the steps of: forming a gel sheet by dispensing a gel precursor mixture onto a moving element at a rate effective to allow gelation to occur to the gel precursor mixture on the moving element; and cooling the formed gel thereby reducing the rate of solvent evaporation therefrom. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171390 | FIXTURE FOR COATING APPLICATION - A fixture assembly for use with air plasma spraying coating application processes includes a support member configured to be rotationally indexed, a first buttress, and a second buttress. The support member includes a first portion and a second portion fixedly supported by the first portion in a T-shaped configuration. The second portion has a first end and an opposite second end. The first buttress is secured to the second portion of the support member at or near the first end, with the first buttress configured to secure a first work piece. The second buttress is secured to the second portion of the support member at or near the second end, with the second buttress configured to secure a second work piece. The second buttress is arranged symmetrically with respect to the first buttress. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171391 | Process For The Preparation Of A Clear Coat Layer Of An Automotive OEM Multi-Layer Coating - A coating process wherein a precoated automotive substrate is OEM clear coated with a two-component polyurethane clear coat composition prepared by static mixing a binder component having a solids content of 42 to 50 wt.-% comprising at least one hydroxyl-functional binder and a volatile organic content of 50 to 58 wt.-% and a polyisocyanate crosslinker component having a solids content comprising a free polyisocyanate solids content consisting of 75 to 100 wt.-% of at least one polyisocyanate of the 1,6-hexane diisocyanate isocyanurate type and of 0 to 25 wt.-% of at least one polyisocyanate of the isophorone diisocyanate isocyanurate type, wherein the sum of the respective wt.-% in each case totals 100 wt.-%. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171392 | System and Method for Manufacturing Embedded Conformal Electronics - A method for fabricating an electronic device comprises providing a substrate, direct writing a functional material by a thermal spray on the substrate and removing a portion of the function material to form the electronic or sensory device. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171393 | WIRE ARC SPRAY SYSTEM USING COMPOSITE WIRE FOR POROUS COATING, AND RELATED METHOD - A wire arc spray system use at least one first wire and second wire that include a composite wire including a first material at a core region thereof and a cladding including a second material surrounding the core region. A controller controls operation to propel heated material created by the arcing of the first wire and the second wire at the arc point to a surface to be coated. A wire arc spray methodology for creating a porous metal coating with all-metal wires is also provided. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171394 | METHOD OF MAKING A COMBUSTION TURBINE COMPONENT USING THERMALLY SPRAYED TRANSIENT LIQUID PHASE FORMING LAYER - A method of making a combustion turbine component includes thermal spraying a transient liquid phase (TLP) forming layer onto a combustion turbine component substrate and thermal spraying a main material layer onto the TLP forming layer. The combustion turbine component substrate, TLP forming layer, and main material layer are heat treated to thereby bond the main material layer to the combustion turbine component substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171395 | METHOD OF FORMING A SPUTTERING TARGET - A sputtering target, including a sputtering layer and a support structure. The sputtering layer includes an alkali-containing transition metal. The support structure includes a second material that does not negatively impact the performance of a copper indium selenide (CIS) based semiconductor absorber layer of a solar cell. The sputtering layer directly contacts the second material. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171396 | Thermally sprayed metal coatings on wood or wood composite surfaces - The present invention provides a method of depositing one or more layers of metal coatings onto an organic substrate. The method includes providing a source of a jet of molten metal particles having an average temperature within a predetermined range, an average velocity within a predetermined range. The jet of molten droplets is then directed at a surface of an organic substrate thereby depositing a metal coating on said organic substrate surface. The source of droplets is spaced from the organic substrate a pre-determined distance, and the average velocity and the average temperature are selected for a given metal such that the temperature of the molten metal particles is very close to the melting point of the metal as the molten droplets coat the surface of the organic substrate to minimize damage to the organic substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171397 | Method of forming pattern and manufacturing method of organic light emitting device - A method of forming a pattern and a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device, the method of forming a pattern including providing an electromagnetic substrate for generating an electromagnetic field at a selectively controllable position by selectively controlling where current flows through the electromagnetic substrate; providing a patterning substrate for forming a pattern; aligning the electromagnetic substrate to a first surface of the patterning substrate; selectively applying current to the electromagnetic substrate to form the electromagnetic field at the predetermined position; providing masking powder in a vicinity of a second surface of the patterning substrate such that the masking powder reacts to the electromagnetic field; supplying a pattern forming material to the second surface of the patterning substrate; and cutting off the current to the electromagnetic substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171398 | Apparatus and method for depositing alkali metals - A method for making ion conducting films includes the use of primary inorganic chemicals, which are preferably water soluble; formulating the solution with appropriate solvent, preferably deionized water; and spray depositing the solid electrolyte matrix on a heated substrate, preferably at 100 to 400° C. using a spray deposition system. In the case of lithium, the deposition step is then followed by lithiation or addition of lithium, then thermal processing, at temperatures preferably ranging between 100 and 500° C., to obtain a high lithium ion conducting inorganic solid state electrolyte. The method may be used for other ionic conductors to make electrolytes for various applications. The electrolyte may be incorporated into a lithium ion battery. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171399 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS COATING OF FIBROUS MATERIALS - A process and apparatus for continuously depositing a coating on a fibrous material. The process is a chemical vapor deposition process that includes causing multiple strands of a fibrous material to continuously travel through a coating zone within an enclosed chamber defined by a housing so that portions of the strands contact a reactant gas as the portions travel through the chamber, directly heating the portions of the strands without physically contacting the strands and without directly heating the housing, and depositing a coating material on the strands as a result of the reactant gas contacting the portions of the strands and decomposing to form a coating of the coating material. Heating of the strands can be achieved by capacitive coupling, inductive coupling, microwave radiation, and radiant heating. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171400 | OPTICAL BONDING WITH SILICON-CONTAINING PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION - An optical assembly including a display panel is disclosed herein. The display panel is optically bonded, using a photopolymerized layer, to a substantially transparent substrate. The photopolymerized layer is formed from a photopolymerizable layer having a silicon-containing resin comprising silicon-bonded hydrogen and aliphatic unsaturation and a platinum photocatalyst present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 30 parts of platinum per one million parts of the photopolymerizable layer. Methods of making the optical assembly are also disclosed herein. The optical assembly may be used in an optical device such as a handheld device, a television, a computer monitor, a laptop display, or a digital sign. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171401 | Synthetic Sports Turf Having Lowered Infill Levels - A durable and wear resistant synthetic sports field having a plurality of strips having a plurality of fibrillated polypropylene strands tufted within a multilayer backing material. The strands are tufted in a wide variety of pile heights, patterns, gauges, and stitch patterns depending upon end use. A particulate matter infill is introduced onto the strips at a depth between about 10% and 50% of the overall height of the strands. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171402 | Grille badge and/or method of making the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a grille badge including an outer member and an inner member configured to be snapped together. The inner member includes a living hinge to facilitate the connection to the outer member. The inner member is at least initially inserted into the outer member in a bent position, the inner member being bent or snapped into place via the living hinge provided thereto during manufacturing and/or assembly. In certain example embodiments, the outer element includes at least one slot for receiving at least one corresponding tab provided to the inner element. In certain example embodiments, the inner and outer members include corresponding snap features for securing the connection therebetween. An assembled grille badge may be connected, directly or indirectly, to a vehicle (e.g., to the vehicle, to a front-end assembly, to a grille, etc.), for example, using one or more snap features. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171403 | POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE RESINS THAT CAN BE PROCESSED BY SHAPING, SHAPED PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE RESINS AND SHAPED PRODUCTS - A polytetrafluoroethylene resin comprising polytetrafluoroethylene having a two-dimensional branched structure in the molecule is produced by exposing polytetrafluoroethylene to an ionizing radiation at a dose of no more than 10 kGy. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171404 | Fibre Polymer Composite (Fpc) Material - Method of manufacturing a fibrous polymer composite material by compounding an organic fibrous component in particulate form with a mouldable polymeric component to obtain a flowable heated paste. The paste which is formed into an artefact which is caused or allowed to set to provide a solid matrix in which the particles of the fibrous component are dispersed. The method includes, prior to the setting of the polymeric component to form the matrix, the step of colouring the fibrous particles by impregnating them with a colouring material. The invention also provides a fibrous polymer composite material which includes an organic fibrous component in particulate form dispersed in a set polymeric component which is in the form of a matrix. The fibrous particles are coloured by means of a colouring material which is impregnated therein. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171405 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS COMPRISING OXYGEN SCAVENGING MOLECULES - The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging polymer compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171406 | MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A molded article having heat resistance, heat retaining properties, and biodegradability, and a method for production of the molded article are provided. A mug | 2011-07-14 |
20110171407 | METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYETHYLENE WITH HIGH MELT STRENGTH - The present invention is a method for increasing the melt strength of a polyethylene resin comprising reacting the polyethylene resin with an alkoxy amine derivative corresponding to the formula: | 2011-07-14 |
20110171408 | Copolyamide, composition comprising such a copolyamide and their uses - The present invention relates to a copolyamide comprising at least two units and corresponding to the following general formula: | 2011-07-14 |
20110171409 | POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE-BASED HEAT-SHRINKABLE TUBE AND COMPONENT COVERED WITH THE TUBE - The present invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyphenylene sulfide-based tube containing a resin composition (A) including a thermoplastic polyphenylene sulfide-based resin (a) as a main constituent, having a difference of 35° C. or more between the cold crystallization temperature Tc as measured by a differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with JIS-K7121 and the glass transition temperature Tg measured in the same manner, and having the glass transition temperature Tg between 65° C. and 85° C.; and the invention provides a component covered with the tube. The heat-shrinkable polyphenylene sulfide-based tube fulfills the characteristics required for a heat-shrinkable tube, such as heat resistance, low-temperature shrinkage characteristics, electrical characteristics, chemical resistance, and electrolytic solution resistance. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171410 | RELEASE LINER-ATTACHED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - The present invention relates to a release liner-attached pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a release liner arranged on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, in which the substrate includes a composite film containing a urethane polymer, the release liner is a layered product including a layer A which constitutes a surface of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer side and a layer B that supports the layer A, and the release liner has an average linear expansion coefficient between 25° C. and 40° C. of 7×10 | 2011-07-14 |
20110171411 | Asymmetrical Security Seal - Described herein is a multi-layered security seal having a first outer portion having a first area and a second outer portion having an equivalent area. A nonlinear center portion is positioned between the first outer portion and the second outer portion. The first outer portion, the second outer portion, and the nonlinear center portion form a single unit. The security seal has an adhesive at least partially disposed on an underside of each of the first portion, the second portion and/or the nonlinear center portion. A covert message disposed on at least one layer of the multi-layered security seal. The covert message is displayed through an upper layer of the multi-layered security seal when the multi-layer security seal is at least partially removed from an item on which it has been adhered or upon movement of an item onto which the security seal has been placed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171412 | DIRECT PRINTED LIGHTWEIGHT PANEL - The present invention relates to a direct printed lightweight panel, in particular a flooring panel, comprising a lightweight MDF or LDF carrier board with a density of ≦750 kg/m | 2011-07-14 |
20110171413 | CARBON NANOTUBE EMBEDDED TEXTILES - Carbon nanotube embedded textiles and methods for production of carbon nanotube embedded textiles are disclosed. Initially, carbon nanotubes, a cationic surfactant, and distilled water are mixed to form a stabilized carbon nanotube mixture. A textile is then soaked in a solution of the stabilized carbon nanotube mixture and an electrolyte to form a carbon nanotube adsorbed textile. The carbon nanotube adsorbed textile is then dried. Next, the dried carbon nanotube adsorbed textile is treating in a solution of a crosslinking agent and a catalyst to form a carbon nanotube embedded textile. The carbon nanotube embedded textile is then dried. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171414 | Sacrificial Catalyst Polycrystalline Diamond Element - A superhard composite material comprising a polycrystalline diamond cutter (PDC) having a cutting surface and cutting edges having a polycrystalline diamond thickness of about 3 mm is integrally formed with a sacrificial catalyst source that is removed later in the processing of the of the cutter. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171415 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR A MAGNETIC DISK AND MAGNETIC DISK - Provided are a magnetic disk substrate and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the magnetic disk substrate has very few defects present on its surface with an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) at a level in the vicinity of 0.1 nm and thus is suitable as a substrate for a magnetic disk with high recording density. The magnetic disk glass substrate is such that the arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of the main surface of the glass substrate measured using an atomic force microscope with a resolution of 256×256 pixels in a 2 μm×2 μm square is 0.12 nm or less and the number of defects detected to have a size of 0.1 μm to 0.6 μm in plan view and a depth of 0.5 nm to 2 nm is less than 10 per 24 cm | 2011-07-14 |
20110171416 | OPTICAL DISK WITH TEXTURED EDGE - A method for producing optical discs is provided. A substrate for an optical disc is formed by utilizing a molding process. A textured surface is formed at an outer diameter edge of the substrate. A protective coating is applied to cover the textured surface at the outer diameter edge. The protective coating adheres securely to the textured surface at the outer diameter edge to prevent seepage of moisture into the optical disc through the outer diameter edge surface. Thus, an improved optical disc which avoids moisture-caused warpage, corrosion and/or oxidation can be formed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171417 | GLASS FILM LAMINATE, GLASS ROLL OF THE LAMINATE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GLASS ROLL - A glass film laminate includes a glass film, a supporting sheet fixed on one surface of the glass film so as to protrude from the glass film and having a stretch ratio of 10% or less under a tensile strength of 50 MPa, and a protective sheet peelably laminated on the other surface of the glass film so as to cover edge portions of the glass film. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171418 | ARRANGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SHEET PILE COMPONENTS AND WELDING PROFILE THEREFOR - The invention relates to an assembly of several sheet pile walls and at least one pair of connecting profiles ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110171419 | Electronic element having carbon nanotubes - An electronic element includes a substrate, and a transparent conductive layer. The substrate includes a surface. The transparent conductive layer is formed on a surface of the substrate. The transparent conductive layer includes at least one carbon nanotube layer. Carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube layer are adhered together by the van der Waals attractive force therebetween. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171420 | AIR CUSHION PAD - An air cushion pad includes at least two sheet members, which are made of resilient materials. Each sheet member forms a plurality of hollow tubes projecting therefrom and the tubes are connected to each other by a substantially flat plate. The tubes of one sheet member and the tubes of the other sheet member are alternately fit to each other in an opposing manner to form the air cushion pad. When an external impact force is applied in a top down manner, the air cushion pad absorbs the impact force and undergoes sideways deformation so as to convert the impact force into a transverse to thereby realize shock absorption and eliminate damage caused by downward action of the impact force to provide the function of protection. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171421 | FUSED GRAINS OF OXIDES COMPRISING AL, TI AND MG AND CERAMIC PRODUCTS COMPRISING SUCH GRAINS - The invention relates to a mixture of fused grains mainly comprising or composed of an oxide phase of pseudo-brookite type and comprising titanium, aluminum and magnesium, said fused grains having the following chemical composition, in weight percentages on the basis of the oxides: less than 55% of Al | 2011-07-14 |
20110171422 | HYDROPHOBIC LAYER FOR FOAM TAPE SYSTEM - Some embodiments relate to moisture resistant foam tapes including one or more pressure sensitive adhesive layers. Furthermore, according to some embodiments, a hydrophobic moisture barrier is applied to one or more sides of an adhesive tape member to protect the tape member and/or adhesive layer(s) from moisture, such as atmospheric moisture or liquid water. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171423 | DRIP ABSORBENT SHEET - A drip-absorbent sheet includes a liquid-pervious upper layer sheet and a liquid-absorbent lower layer sheet bonded to the bottom surface of the upper layer sheet. The upper layer sheet is formed by thermoplastic film and has a non-display region occupying 70 to 99% of an entire area of the top surface of the upper layer sheet and a display region occupying 30 to 1% of the entire area of the top surface. The non-display region is defined by a section formed with a plurality of air- and liquid-pervious through-bores uniformly distributed and the display region is defined by an imperforated section surrounded by the non-display region and having a sufficient area to be formed with a plurality of said air- and liquid-pervious through-bores. The display region or display sub-regions thereof may be configured in the form of characters, graphics or patterns. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171424 | TRANSPARENT POLYESTER FILM COMPRISING BASO4 PARTICLES - A polyester film with a high transparency, such as a transparency of from 70 to 99.5%, is provided that includes barium sulfate particles whose median particle size is from 0.7 to 7 μm. The barium sulfate particles have an inorganic coating formed from oxides, mixed oxides, or a mixture of oxides of Si, Al, Sn, Fe, In, and/or Sb. The coating makes the barium sulfate particles more compatible with the polyester matrix, thereby minimizing the haze of the film. Preference is given to mixed oxides of SiO | 2011-07-14 |
20110171425 | FORMATION OF PATTERNED MEDIA BY SELECTIVE ANODIC REMOVAL FOLLOWED BY TARGETED TRENCH BACKFILL - A method is disclosed for defining discrete magnetic and non-magnetic regions on the magnetic film layer of a storage media substrate. The method applies anodic oxidation of a cobalt-containing magnetic film layer to remove cobalt, followed by controlled deposition of a non-magnetic matrix into the regions where the cobalt has been removed. Deposition may either be electrodeposition, collimated vacuum deposition, or other methods depending upon the composition of the non-magnetic matrix being deposited. The method may be performed in a single electrochemical cell. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171426 | HARD WATER-REPELLENT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A hard water-repellent structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method adopts an atmospheric pressure plasma deposition (APPD) technique to form a hard coating having a rough surface on a substrate, and form a water-repellent coating on the rough surface. Because the hard water-repellent structure includes the hard coating and the water-repellent coating, hardness, abrasion-resistance, transparency and hydrophobicity of the hard water-repellent structure are improved. The hard water-repellent structure protects the substrate from friction. Moreover, because the disclosure adopts the APPD technique to form the hard water-repellent structure, the cost of production is reduced dramatically. Thus, the disclosure can solve drawbacks of prior art. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171427 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEFORMATION-CAPABLE GRAPHENE SHEET, DEFORMATION-CAPABLE GRAPHENE SHEET, AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - A graphene sheet and a method of manufacturing the graphene sheet are provided. The method includes: growing a graphene sheet on a graphene growth support by applying carbon sources and heat to the graphene growth support, the graphene growth support including a carbonization catalyst; and forming at least one ripple on the graphene sheet by cooling at least one of the graphene growth support and the graphene sheet, wherein the graphene growth support and the graphene sheet have different thermal expansion coefficients. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171428 | FORMING METHOD AND THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A forming method includes: drawing, using a liquid which has a thermosetting property due to addition of a heat curing agent and a non-water-soluble property in at least a cured state, a sectional pattern of a three dimensional object which is a forming target on a water-soluble recording medium which has acceptability for the liquid and contains the heat curing agent; heating, in a state where the plurality of recording mediums on which the sectional pattern is drawn is stacked, the plurality of recording mediums, after the drawing; and dissolving at least an area outside the sectional pattern in each of the plurality of recording mediums using a liquid which includes water, after the heating. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171429 | LOW GLOSS SURFACE DECORATIVE FILM AND DECORATED ARTICLE FORMED THEREWITH - The present invention discloses a low gloss surface decorative film comprising a dulling layer and a releasing layer. The dulling layer has a plurality of dulling particles secured therein and has a dulling surface on one side thereof. The dulling particles are distributed in the dulling layer and make the dulling surface have a plurality of protrusions and recessions. The releasing layer is formed on the dulling surface of the dulling layer and adheres to a hard layer or an ink layer. The hard layer has a first protrusion-recession surface complementary to the dulling surface. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171430 | MICROADHESIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to adhesive systems and methods of making and using such systems. Exemplary adhesive systems comprise protrusions and/or grooves that can interleave to form a reversible adhesive interaction. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171431 | FINE STRUCTURE AND STAMPER FOR IMPRINTING - Provided is a fine structure which allows the formation of a highly accurate metallic replica mold. The structure is resistant to breakage even in the presence of foreign particles or bumps and causes a smaller transfer failure region even when applied to an undulating object to be transferred. Also provided is a stamper for imprinting, which conforms to local bumps of a substrate to be transferred, causes, if any, a smaller pattern transfer failure region, and has satisfactory durability. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171432 | NANOIMPRINT METHOD - A method for applying a patterned coating of resist onto a surface of a substrate, includes embossing flowable resist at least once, wherein the flowable resist is respectively embossed between a patterned surface of a stamp and a carrier, whereby the stamp surface is provided with a patterned resist surface. The stamp carrying a first patterned part of the resist coating and the carrier carrying a second part of the resist coating are separated from each other. The patterned resist coating is transferred, wherein the first patterned part of the resist coating on the surface of the stamp is pressed against the surface of the substrate and the patterned resist coating is transferred onto the surface of the substrate. The first patterned part of the resist coating is cured and a demolding step is performed by separating the stamp from the first patterned part of the resist coating. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171433 | INSERT SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to insert sheets and a method for manufacturing same. A film of the present invention is applicable to a variety of insert moldings or injection moldings to achieve appearance effects such as an excellent metal texture and the like, and maintain excellence in the overall physical properties such as surface properties, formability, scratch resistance, impact resistance, heat resistance, wear resistance, chemical resistance, and light resistance, etc. | 2011-07-14 |
20110171434 | Lineally Adjustable Molds, Molding Methods, and Products Therefrom - A mold for producing a variety of fenestration members having different predetermined lengths is disclosed. Generally, the mold has a first lineal mold part that has an extended length and a second lineal mold part also having an extended length. The mold may also have mold end parts that are adapted to form end features of the fenestration member. In use, the first lineal mold part and the second lineal mold part fit together to define a profile. The first and second mold end parts can be positioned in a range of positions to define the lengths of a variety of different molded fenestration members. | 2011-07-14 |